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Economy of Kalimantan: a Snapshot Idris, Rafiq and Mansur, Kasim and Marso, Marso Munich Personal RePEc Archive Economy of Kalimantan: a Snapshot idris, rafiq and mansur, kasim and marso, marso Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, STIE 30 August 2019 Online at https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/95899/ MPRA Paper No. 95899, posted 19 Sep 2019 14:44 UTC i ii Studies on THE ECONOMY OF SABAH & KALIMANTAN Towards Greater Economic Interaction in Borneo Editors: Rafiq Idris and Kasim Mansur iii © IPB PRESS. 2019 Publisher: IPB Press The Economy of Sabah and Kalimantan / Editors Rafiq Idris, Kasim Mansur and Rizal Zamani Idris Bibliography: p. ISBN: 978-602-440-805-3 Book Title: Studies on The Economy of Sabah and Kalimantan Towards Greater Economic Interaction in Borneo Editors: Rafiq Idris, Kasim Mansur and Rizal Zamani Idris Cover Design and Layout: Andreas Levi Aladin iv CONTENTS Preface............................................................................. x CHAPTER 1: .................................................................. 1 Introduction ..................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 2: .................................................................. 3 Economy of Kalimantan: ................................................ 3 a Snapshot ....................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 3: ................................................................ 21 Exploring South Kalimantan’s Economy ..................... 21 CHAPTER 4: ................................................................ 35 Infrastructure Upgrading, Enhancing Connectivity & Bold Steps Needed to Better Connect with China Via Belt & Road Initiative ................................................... 35 CHAPTER 5: ................................................................ 40 Entrepreneurship in the Borderland of Sebatik Island: the Emerging Issues ............................................................ 40 CHAPTER 6: ................................................................ 56 Public Facilities in......................................................... 56 Tarakan, Kalimantan Indonesia and Tawau, Sabah Malaysia ........................................................................ 56 v CHAPTER 7: ................................................................ 86 Some seaweed farmers in the divided island of Sebatik are technically more efficient than others. Why? ......... 86 CHAPTER 8: .............................................................. 100 Urgency of Regulations for Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Establishment ................................................... 100 in the Border Region of Northern Borneo .................. 100 CHAPTER 10: ............................................................ 120 Concluding Remarks & Recommendations ................ 120 vi List of Contributors DR RAFIQ IDRIS Senior Lecturer Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah PROF DATUK DR KASIM MANSUR Professor Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah ASSOCIATE PROF DR WONG HOCK TSEN Associate Professor Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah DR JAMES ALIN Senior Lecturer Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah DR YAHYA AHMAD ZEIN Lecturer Faculty of Law Borneo Tarakan University DR FZLINDA FABEIL Senior Lecturer Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah vii DR MOCHAMMAD ARIF BUDIMAN Lecturer Politeknik Negeri Banjarmasin DR MARSO Senior Lecturer Department of Management Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Bulungan Tarakan DR ARIF @ KAMISAN PUSIRAN Senior Lecturer Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah DR SIDAH IDRIS Senior Lecturer Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah DAYANGKU ASLINAH ABD RAHIM Lecturer Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah HENDRA Lecturer Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Lambung Mangkurat DATU RAZALI DATU ERANZA Lecturer Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah viii DR RIZAL ZAMANI IDRIS Senior Lecturer Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah KAMARUL MIZAL MARZUKI Lecturer Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah ROSLINAH MAHMUD Lecturer Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah MAXI SONDAKH Lecturer Department of Economics and Development Studies Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Bulungan Tarakan DEWI NURVIANTI Lecturer Faculty of Law Borneo Tarakan University ix Preface Slightly higher per capita income (in North and East Kalimantan), bigger market size, the potential freer movement of capital, investment and skilled labors under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) framework among others are indeed important justifications to consider in building necessary infrastructure for connectivity with Kalimantan. As argued in our previous book in 2018, it is time to consider the idea of having road link with Kalimantan without ignoring the possible adverse effects. This book is a continuous effort to provide readers with an overview on the economic potentialities of Sabah and Kalimantan in general. Many studies are available with regard to both economies but at times, language barrier has made it to be less accessible for many readers. In recent years, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, headed by Prof Dr Rasid Mail has made important collaboration with higher learning institutions in Tarakan, North Kalimantan to stimulate research on Sabah- Kalimantan. In addition, the editors together with Society Empowerment and Economic Development of Sabah (SEEDS) headed by the late Datuk Badil Zaman have organized a series of round table discussions that were held in Kota Kinabalu, Tawau and North Kalimantan involving various stakeholders such as business chambers representatives, authorities and academicians among others. It is hoped that this book will be beneficial for policymakers, academicians, students and other stakeholders. We would like to thank Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Society Empowerment and Economic Development of Sabah (SEEDS), Sabah Economic and Education Society, the late Datuk Badil Zaman, Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Rahman Dahlan, the writers and all who have contributed to the publication of this book. Dr Rafiq Idris, Prof Datuk Dr Kasim Mansur and Rizal Zamani Idris x CHAPTER 1: Introduction Rafiq Idris, Kasim Mansur and Rizal Zamani Idris The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is an initiative to establishing a single market where there will be freer movement of goods, services, capital and skilled labors that will be implemented gradually. The main objectives are to facilitate the movement of investment, capital, goods, services and skilled labor within ASEAN in order to enhance ASEAN’s trade and production networks, as well as establishing a more unified market for its consumers and firms. In achieving the aims of the AEC, many challenges and issues faced by the ten member countries of ASEAN. Issues such as the effects of freer capital movement, mismatch labor qualifications and labor mobility among others have become matters of concern. In this connection, several salient questions arise. In addition, many other questions arise: How will this integration affect the economy of the Borneo island? Will it help in stimulating the economy? In a recent development, President of the Indonesian Republic, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had announced that the capital city of Indonesia will be shifted from Jakarta to Kalimantan Timur (KALTIM). This development raises the question on the potential effects for Kalimantan Timur and its neighboring provinces, including Sabah. This book will discuss various aspects of economy in the Kalimantan and Sabah. Some of the chapters are not based on a study but on some secondary datas and conceptual views of the authors. The chapters are based on various authors’ contribution that come from different academic background such as Economics, Entrepreneurship, Law, Business and Tourism among others. In the previous book, some work was done on various aspects of the economy. For example, see Rafiq I. (2018a); R. Idris (2018b); R. Idris (2018c); R. Idris (2018d); J. M. Alin 1 and D.R.D Eranza (2018), R.Z. Idris and R.Idris (2018); R. Idris and K. Mansur (2018); R. Idris, K. Mansur, R.Z. Idris, Z,Jamrin and Marso (2018); R.Idris and A.A. Majid (2018). It is hoped that there will be more research to be undertaken by academicians and policy makers in the future as there are still huge research gap to be filled in. Many new issues are arising that require attention. The editors are optimistic that in the future various stakeholders would be willing to fund research projects similar to these topics. REFERENCES Rafiq I. (2018a). The Effect of Common Border on Export. In Rafiq Idris and Kasim Mansur (ed). Collection of Studies on Sabah-Kalimantan Economic Relations (2018). J. M. Alin and D.R.D Eranza (2018). Rafiq Idris and Kasim Mansur (ed). Collection of Studies on Sabah-Kalimantan Economic Relations (2018). R.Z. Idris and R.Idris (2018). Malaysia-Indonesia Relations. In Rafiq Idris and Kasim Mansur (ed). Collection of Studies on Sabah-Kalimantan Economic Relations (2018). R. Idris and K. Mansur (2018). Sabah in ASEAN under the initiative of AFTA, BIMP-EAGA and AEC. In Rafiq Idris and Kasim Mansur (ed). Collection of Studies on Sabah-Kalimantan Economic Relations (2018). R. Idris, K. Mansur, R.Z. Idris, Z,Jamrin and Marso (2018).
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